School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Saudi Arabia, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Saudi Arabia is 1.01 GPI, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.7% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.54 GPI in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.093 GPI, in 1971.
Saudi Arabia ranks 141st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.093 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.1205 GPI | +29.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1426 GPI | +18.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1621 GPI | +13.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1884 GPI | +16.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2747 GPI | +45.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3058 GPI | +11.3% |
| 1978 | 0.293 GPI | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3371 GPI | +15.0% |
| 1980 | 0.37 GPI | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4348 GPI | +17.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4783 GPI | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5318 GPI | +11.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6213 GPI | +16.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6691 GPI | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7424 GPI | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7573 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8613 GPI | +13.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7402 GPI | -14.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9577 GPI | +29.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9205 GPI | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9999 GPI | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 1.03 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9655 GPI | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 1.17 GPI | +21.0% |
| 1999 | 1.24 GPI | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 1.28 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 1.31 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.39 GPI | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 1.48 GPI | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 1.52 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.53 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.54 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.49 GPI | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.5 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.5 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.45 GPI | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.46 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.38 GPI | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 1.32 GPI | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 1.3 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.26 GPI | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.22 GPI | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.15 GPI | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 1.14 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.11 GPI | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.17 GPI | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 1.06 GPI | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 1.11 GPI | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPI | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.213 GPI | 0.093 GPI | 0.3371 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5756 GPI | 0.37 GPI | 0.7573 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.9876 GPI | 0.7402 GPI | 1.24 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.46 GPI | 1.28 GPI | 1.54 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 1.46 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.17 GPI | 4 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 244,652 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Saudi Arabia?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Saudi Arabia was 1.01 GPI in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 GPI in 2006.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.093 GPI in 1971.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 141st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.